Technicalities

April 27, 2009

Nothing to See Here - Just a Photo Op

I have read this story several times today and it still makes no sense at all.

Jet Flyover Frightens New Yorkers

In fact, the blue and white plane with “The United States of America” emblazoned on its side was one of two regularly used by the president. It was soaring above Lower Manhattan, Staten Island and Jersey City so government photographers could take pictures near the Statue of Liberty for publicity purposes.

Of course Mayor Bloomberg gave his statement to the press...

“Why the Defense Department wanted to do a photo-op right around the site of the World Trade Center catastrophe defies imagination,” he said. “Had I known about it, I would have called them right away and asked them not to. It is the federal government, and they can do in the end what they please, but I would have tried to stop it.”

How does he know it's the Defense Department? It took just about forever for one man to step forward and take the heat. One has to wonder why it was so difficult to find out who authorized this and why. However that is only of mild interest.

The really troubling sentence is:

It is the federal government, and they can do in the end what they please, but I would have tried to stop it.

They can? Do what they please? Really? Since when?

This was not a national emergency. Martial law had not been declared. This was, if we are to believe the very tardy mea culpas, merely a publicity photo shoot.

If that is the case, tell me where it says the Federal Government can trespass on State's rights and just "do...what they please"? I had no idea. I was under the impression it is the exact opposite.

What should worry New Yorkers even more than a low flying plane is the fact that Mayor Bloomberg believes his statement.

Yes, that is troubling indeed.

Posted by: Teresa in Idiocies at 10:18 PM | Comments (5) | Add Comment
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1 good catch, Teresa, but remember Bloomberg is a Dem in a blue blazer, so he may in fact believe that.

Sitting here in Lower Manhattan I can tell you people are not amused by the 'photo op.'.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at April 28, 2009 06:35 AM (jii9y)

2 I saw the vid of the people freaking out, running for cover and screaming 'oh my god' like an old Hitchcock movie... very scary and sad. Brought back 9/11 not just for those people but for everyone watching.

:-(

Posted by: Pam at April 28, 2009 11:06 AM (l6NIn)

3 Even for an administration that has demonstrated it is clumsy and sometimes unprepared, this was clumsy and completely insensitive to the people of Manhattan.

Posted by: Rev. Paul at April 28, 2009 07:19 PM (p7IfP)

I thought the same thing when I saw that about the federal government yesterday. I did a Bou *blink* like, am I f**king missing something?? That's not how I was taught checks and balances works but, what the hell do I know? Simply put, the president is an horse's ass (how could he NOT have known about that???), and the mayor is a douche nozzle.

Posted by: Erica at April 28, 2009 07:57 PM (4zKm7)

5 I agree with Erica...horses ass.

Posted by: JihadGene at April 29, 2009 12:51 PM (PC4IT)

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